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Noun: playing pleying- The act of playing a musical instrument
- The action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
- The performance of a part or role in a drama
- acting, playacting, performing
Verb: play pley- Participate in games or sport
"We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" - Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
"This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal" - Play on an instrument
"The band played all night long" - Play a role or part
"Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
- act, represent - Be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
"The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" - Replay (as a melody)
"Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
- spiel - Perform music on (a musical instrument)
"He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" - Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
"She plays deaf when the news are bad"
- act, act as - Move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
"The spotlights played on the politicians" - Bet or wager (money)
"He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races" - Engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
"On weekends I play"
- recreate - Pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
"Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" - Emit recorded sound
"The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered" - Perform on a certain location
"The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years" - Put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
"He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory" - Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
"They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"
- toy - Behave in a certain way
"play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" - Cause to emit recorded audio or video
"I'll play you my favourite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"
- run - Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
"She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
- toy, fiddle, diddle - Use to one's advantage
"She plays on her clients' emotions" - Consider not very seriously
"She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
- dally, trifle - Be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
"This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee" - Behave carelessly or indifferently
"Play about with a young girl's affection"
- dally, toy, flirt - Cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
"The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack" - Perform on a stage or theatre
"She acts in this play"; "I played in 'A Christmas Carol'"
- act, roleplay, playact - Be performed or presented for public viewing
"What's playing in the local movie theatre?"; "'Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years" - Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
"play a joke"
- bring, work, wreak, make for - Discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
"play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day" - Make bets
"Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" - Stake on the outcome of an issue
"She played all her money on the dark horse"
- bet, wager - Shoot or hit in a particular manner
"She played a good backhand last night" - Use or move
"I had to play my queen" - Employ in a game or in a specific position
"They played him on first base" - Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
- meet, encounter, take on - Exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
"play a hooked fish"
Derived forms: playings See also: play out, played, player Type of: act, action, activity, apply, assume, beat, behave, compete, consider, contend, create, deal, deploy, discharge, displace, do, employ, exhaust, exploit, feign, gamble, go, hit, locomote, look at, make, manipulate, move, musical performance, perform, performing arts, re-create, sham, simulate, sound, take, travel, tucker [N. Amer], tucker out [N. Amer], use, utilise [Brit], utilize, vie, wash up, work Part of: performance Encyclopedia: Play, Musician Play Play, The Videogames World Play, Pierre-Guillaume-Frédéric Le Play, Pierre-Guillaume-Frederic Le Playing |